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Tuesday, 8 February 2011

The Hearth Tax

Just a quick one today. A break from 'news' and stuff - time for a quick look at the seventeenth century Hearth Tax for England and Wales. This post was prompted by my coming across this website the other day:

I can't pretend to know a great deal about the Tax in Scotland or Ireland - though a starting point for the former would be here. In Ireland, the Returns are usually referred to as the 'Hearth Money Rolls', but no obvious online guide seems to exist.

All of which is largely irrelevant if your own research is stuck in the 1700s+, of course. Ho-hum.

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My name is Mick Southwick and I have been on the family/local history scene for 20+yrs. I live in N.E. England, but have interests throughout the UK. I sometimes pop up on the Web as 'HistoryMick', and my email address is micksouthwick@blueyonder.co.uk . I'd be happy to hear from you, even if it's just to say 'Hi'!